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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 27-5 Deficiencies.">
  <section prefix="§" num="27-5" heading="Deficiencies.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Notice of deficiency.">The department must promptly notify the owner of any deficiencies discovered from a maintenance inspection.</para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Owner to correct.">The owner must correct the deficiencies:<para num="(1)">within 30 days of the notice; or</para>
      <para num="(2)">by any other time to which the Department and the owner agree.</para>
    </para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Reinspection.">The Department must conduct a subsequent inspection to ensure completion of all required repairs.</para>
    <para num="(d)" heading="Enforcement action.">If repairs are not made or are not done properly, the Department may take any enforcement action authorized by Subtitle 28 of &lt;cite data-path="|7"&gt;this article&lt;/cite&gt; or otherwise by law.</para>
    <para num="(e)" heading="Immediate danger to health or safety.">
      <para num="(1)">If, after an inspection by the Department, the condition of a stormwater management facility is determined to present an immediate danger to the public health or safety, the Department may take whatever action is necessary to protect the public and make the facility safe.</para>
      <para num="(2)">The Department may assess against the owner the costs incurred under this subsection.</para>
    </para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 02-367</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 10-277</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
